Effect of costing methods on unit cost of hospital medical services

Tropical Medicine and International Health

Volumn 12, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 554-563

  Riewpaiboon, Arthorn ^a   Malaroje, Saranya ^a   Kongsawatt, Sukalaya ^b  

^a MAHIDOL UNIVERSITY   (Thailand)

^b MINISTRY OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (Thailand)

Author keywords

Costing method; Hospital; Medical service; Unit cost

Indexed keywords

BUILDING; COST-BENEFIT ANALYSIS; HEALTH SERVICES; HOSPITAL SECTOR;

ANALYTIC METHOD; ARTICLE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; COST; COST BENEFIT ANALYSIS; ECONOMICS; FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT; HEALTH CARE COST; HOSPITAL COST; HOSPITAL SERVICE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY;

ACCOUNTING; COST ALLOCATION; COST CONTROL; FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT, HOSPITAL; HEALTH PERSONNEL; HOSPITAL CHARGES; HOSPITAL COSTS; HOSPITAL DEPARTMENTS; HUMANS; OPERATING ROOMS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; THAILAND; TIME FACTORS;

ASIA; CENTRAL REGION [THAILAND]; EURASIA; SARABURI; SOUTHEAST ASIA; THAILAND;

EID: 34247344502     PISSN: 13602276     EISSN: 13653156     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-3156.2007.01815.x     Document Type: Article

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